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Figurative Language
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What does the idiom "Piece of cake" mean?
A) Someone brought dessert.
B) Something is very easy.
C) A cake fell on the floor.
D) Someone is hungry.
2. Which sentence is an example of hyperbole?
A) The cat slept on the couch.
B) She runs like the wind.
C) I have told you a billion times to clean your room.
D) The moon is a silver coin.
3. Read: "The old tree stretched its arms toward the clouds." What type of figurative language is this?
A) hyperbole
B) simile
C) idiom
D) personification
4. Which pair contains one simile and one metaphor?
A) The sky cried. The wind howled.
B) She is as sweet as candy. He is a shining star.
C) Break a leg! It costs an arm and a leg.
D) I could sleep for a year. This weighs a ton.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. "The grass was as green as emeralds" is a simile comparing the color of grass to a jewel.
2. When you say "Hold your horses," you really mean to be patient and wait.
3. "Her temper was a volcano ready to erupt" is a metaphor comparing anger to a natural event.
4. "This homework will take forever" is hyperbole because it will not really last that long.
5. "The sun tiptoed behind the clouds to hide" is personification giving the sun a human action.
Figurative Language
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What does the idiom "Piece of cake" mean?
A) Someone brought dessert.
B) Something is very easy.
C) A cake fell on the floor.
D) Someone is hungry.
2. Which sentence is an example of hyperbole?
A) The cat slept on the couch.
B) She runs like the wind.
C) I have told you a billion times to clean your room.
D) The moon is a silver coin.
3. Read: "The old tree stretched its arms toward the clouds." What type of figurative language is this?
A) hyperbole
B) simile
C) idiom
D) personification
4. Which pair contains one simile and one metaphor?
A) The sky cried. The wind howled.
B) She is as sweet as candy. He is a shining star.
C) Break a leg! It costs an arm and a leg.
D) I could sleep for a year. This weighs a ton.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) "The grass was as green as emeralds" is a simile comparing the color of grass to a jewel.
2) When you say "Hold your horses," you really mean to be patient and wait.
3) "Her temper was a volcano ready to erupt" is a metaphor comparing anger to a natural event.
4) "This homework will take forever" is hyperbole because it will not really last that long.
5) "The sun tiptoed behind the clouds to hide" is personification giving the sun a human action.
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